It was a truism that all civilizations were basically neurotic until they made contact with everybody else and found their place within the ever-changing meta-civilisation of other beings, because, until then, during the stage when they honestly believed they might be entirely alone in existence, all solo societies were possessed of both an inflated sense of their own importance and a kind of existential terror at the sheer scale and apparent emptiness of the universe.

Did these on the glute-ham machine, with my hips on the pad (like the version popularized by California Strength). Much better lower back activation and zero hamstring and glute targeting. This will be my preferred version for now.

Right tricep tendon (elbow attachment) is seriously inflamed, so bench pressing did not go well today. I didn't do any SlingShot presses in order to not aggravate it further. Will have to give the right elbow some TLC over the next week.

Seated BTN press 185 lbs. x 3s x 5

Seated pulley rows 3s x 8-10

Ring pullups 3s x 5

Hammer curls 3s x 10

Reverse grip pushdowns 2s x 12 - this is the only tricep exercise that doesn't hurt, so I'll keep doing it until the elbow is better.